UNLV’s Finkelstein earns first-team All-America honors

UNLV senior Dana Finkelstein became just the second women’s golfer in program history to earn first-team All-America honors when the team was named on Tuesday by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association.

Vehicle fire backs up US 95 North near Charleston

A vehicle fire on northbound U.S. Highway 95 slowed traffic briefly Tuesday evening, according to the Regional Transportation Commission.

Flu, pneumonia, suicide among main concerns in public health report

Infectious and chronic diseases, mother-and-child health and injuries are the priorities identified by public health officials in a draft assessment being presented this week to the Southern Nevada Health District board.

Judge guts illegal gambling case against Malaysian businessman

U.S. District Judge Andrew Gordon Tuesday tossed out the remaining evidence in an alleged illegal gambling case against wealthy Malaysian businessman Paul Phua because of government misconduct.

Titus opts out of race for Senate

Rep. Dina Titus, who had hinted about a “big announcement,” said in a video today that she was running for re-election to her House seat, and will not run for U.S. Senate.

Titus to skip Senate race, run again for U.S. House

Rep. Dina Titus said Tuesday she plans to run for re-election, choosing not to gamble a safe House seat against a campaign for U.S. Senate.

New Jersey college sues Caesars over shuttered Showboat

A New Jersey college that bought the closed Showboat Atlantic City from Caesars Entertainment Corp. last year with plans to turn the shuttered casino into a college campus has sued the gaming company for $22 million in damages.

Assembly panel hears arguments over tobacco tax hike bill

A bill making permanent a package of sunset taxes and raising cigarette taxes is being counted on to raise $996 million over the upcoming two-year budget cycle.

Taxable sales move up in Nevada, Clark County

Taxable sales edged up statewide and in Clark County in March, the state Department of Taxation reported Tuesday. Nevada businesses sold $4.55 billion in tangible goods in the month, up 2.6 percent from $4.43 billion in March 2014.

Carnival of Cuisine tempts taste buds at Palazzo

Mario Batali — he of the sunny orange Crocs and sunnier personality — will host the Carnival of Cuisine from 6 to 9 p.m. June 5 on the pool deck at the Palazzo, 3325 Las Vegas Blvd. South.

Grand Canyon wreckage may be of plane missing since 2011

A single-engine plane has been found wrecked in a remote area of the Grand Canyon, its lone occupant long dead, and authorities said on Tuesday they believe the crash may date back to 2011.

This is the most unusually popular food or drink in Nevada

While pierogies, pepperoni, catfish and crab are unusually popular in certain U.S. states, Nevadans are unusually obsessed with something a little different.

Chris Brown causing trouble over selfie

Chris Brown, the Cromwell hotel headliner with a violent past, came to Vegas to perform at Drai’s nightclub. But he also found time to post some emotional things online that some viewed as a threat.

 
10 dead, others missing after extreme Texas, Okla. storms

Torrential rains have killed at least 10 people in Texas and Oklahoma, including three in Houston where floods turned streets into rivers and led to about 1,000 calls for help in the fourth-most populous U.S. city, officials said on Tuesday.

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